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12 October 2006 |
Chief Minister’s Darwin plan lacks coherence, vision. More like Shanghai than Singapore! The Environment Centre NT (ECNT) says the Chief Minister’s draft plan for the future of Darwin is more like a developer’s wish list than a coherent plan for a sustainable people-friendly tropical city. |
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31 July 2006 |
Environment Centre urges caution on crocodile hunting push. Killing for ‘sport’ may increase attacks on people. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory says great caution is required before any go ahead is given for commercial crocodile hunting – otherwise know as ‘safari’ or ‘trophy’ hunting. |
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2 May 2006 |
NT Budget fails environmental test. The Environment Centre NT says the latest NT budget announced today fails the environment test. Overall environment spending has increased by just 1.5% to $95.5 million. This new total represents a mere 3.8% of the total budget – slightly down on the previous year. “Our whole economy and ‘lifestyle’ are based on our natural environment and the services it provides." |
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27 March 2006 |
Call for big increase in environment funding . ECNT is calling for a substantial increase in funding for the environment in this year’s NT budget, due to be handed down in May.
“Surely our environment with all the benefits it provides is our most basic and important ‘infrastructure’ and should be funded accordingly." |
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| 2005 |
25 November 2005 |
US bombing of NT - US Airforce to drop live bombs on Delamare Range Facility. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) is today emailing a letter of protest to President Bush, via the US embassy in Canberra, over the announcement on Friday afternoon that US bombers will be flying over Australia and dropping live bombs on an area of savanna woodland near the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory. |
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12 October 2005 |
National Weedbuster Week: 8-15 October 2005 - Gamba grass in NT to be nominated as a National Key Threatening Process To mark National Weedbuster Week in the NT, the Environment Centre NT (ECNT) will this week formally nominate the weed Gamba as a Key Threatening Process (KTP) under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). |
To view media release click here To view ECNT's nomination click here (PDF 88kb) |
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8 June 2005 |
Labor's environment commitments welcomed. The Environment Centre NT says Labor's election commitments on the environment, released today, are a significant step forward. |
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4 May 2005 |
"Territory Government continues to underspend on environment in NT Budget". The NT Government has decreased overall spending on the environment in its 2005-06 Budget, the Environment Centre NT said today. |
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29 April 2005 |
"Successful community forum on gamba grass threat - Government divided over control measures". A very successful community forum on gamba grass control was held yesterday at Batchelor. Serious concerns were raised about the failure of NT governments to properly address the major environmental, social and economic crisis that is inevitable if gamba is not tackled. |
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10 February 2005 |
"Toxic problems across NT demonstrate urgent need for an EPA". The growing catalogue of toxic problems across the NT, and the push for more and faster urban and industrial development, highlight the urgent need for the creation on an independent EPA for the NT. |
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2004
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26 October
2004
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Toxic
mangoes? Call for ban on ‘"dirty dozen" chemicals. The
Environment Centre NT says there are a dozen highly dangerous
chemicals being used in mango farming in the NT which should
be withdrawn from use: some banned outright; others phased
out as quickly as possible.
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5
October 2004
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NT
a ‘"policy
free zone" – Major parties neglect NT environment –but
it's not too late! The Environment
Centre of the NT (ECNT) says both major parties, particularly
the CLP/Coalition, have failed to produce policies for protecting
the NT’s unique environment in the Federal election
campaign.
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30 September
2004
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GM
cotton for the Northern Territory? Monsanto applies for “large
scale trials” in NT. The Environment Centre
of the Northern Territory (ECNT) is shocked by a new application
from multinational corporation Monsanto to grow GM cotton in
the Northern Territory.
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28 March 2004
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Territory budget must address
chronic lack of funding for the environment - As the finalisation
of the Territory budget approaches, the Environment Centre
says the Government is failing to allocate sufficient funds
to the protection of the Northern Territory's greatest asset:
its environment.
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2003
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28 May 2003
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Beverage Industry
wins on CDL, community and environment lose. The Environment
Centre has responded angrily to the decision by Minister Chris
Burns to reject Container Deposit Legislation for the NT.
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2002
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10 October 2002
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A Big Win
For Democracy In The Northern Territory - Environment Centre
congratulates Northern Territory Government for delivering
on Freedom of Information legislation. The Environment Centre
NT has today congratulated the Northern Territory Government
on the successful passage of the Information Bill. The Bill
which was passed late on Tuesday night will guarantee Territorians
access to information held by government and is an important
democratic right which has been denied to Territorians for
many years.
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25 September
2002
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NT Government
Action Needed on GM. The Environment Centre of the Northern
Territory welcomed yesterday's decision by the Federal Office
of the Gene Technology Regulator rejecting the application
to commercially grow genetically
modified cotton in northern Australia. Opposition to the application
came from many quarters including local government, farmers,
environment groups and individuals.
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12 July 2002
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ECNT
publishes New Weeds Book - After nearly 3 years of work
ECNT is very proud to announce that its new publication "Weeds
of the Wet/Dry Tropics of Australia: A Field Guide" by Nick
Smith is now available. This book is a full-colour revised
and expanded edition of the previous publication 'Weeds of
Natural Ecosystems: A field guide to environmental weeds of
the NT'.
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11 July 2002
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World
Population Day: Time for leadership towards a sustainable
future The Environment Centre NT is using World Population
Day (July 11th) to highlight the close links between issues
of environment and population particularly here in the Northern
Territory. The group is calling for open and informed public
debate as the Government works towards the development of
a population policy in the NT.
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27 May 2002
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New environmental
alliance formed for Northern Australia- Environment
groups from around the country have formed an historic new
alliance in Darwin, to build a vision of a sustainable future
for northern Australia. At a just finished week-long meeting
in Darwin, the new alliance of regional, state and national
groups, the Northern Australia Environment Alliance, discussed
environmental issues across Cape York Peninsula, Gulf Country,
Top End and the Kimberley. This broad region is facing increasing
development pressures and urgent conservation challenges.
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8-9 February
2002
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World Wetlands Day (WWD) Events in Darwin
The Environment
Centre NT and the National Centre for Tropical Wetlands Research
held a half day seminar entitled "People in Tropical
Wetlands" at the Northern Territory University on Friday
the 8th. The seminar covered topics like Working with Tropical
Wetlands, Ecotourism in Tropical Wetlands and Cultural Heritage
Management of Tropical Wetlands. On Saturday the 9th there was
also a field trip to three local wetland sites: Early
Morning at Fogg Dam, the Adelaide River Floodplain at 'Windows
on the Wetlands' and Knuckey's Lagoon.
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4 February
2002
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New report on climate change predicts major changes to
Australian Environment. To view the report 'Warnings
from the Bush' click the image below.
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2001
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26
November 2001
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Conservation
groups attack cotton plans for Northern Australia - Conservation
groups today attacked new plans by the Cotton industry to
move into northern Australia.
A report just released by the Cotton Industry Cooperative
Research Centre identified 21 areas for expansion of cotton
crops across northern Australia - in Cape York, the Gulf
Country, the Top End and the Kimberley.
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8 November
2001
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Territory
voters urged to 'vote environment' The
Environment Centre of the Northern Territory is urging voters
to consider environmental issues at the ballots this weekend.
The call follows the release of a report card prepared by
Australian environment groups on the four major political
parties' environmental policies.
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25 October
2001
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Environment
groups disappointed by Demoncrats policy-free preference
agreements Environment
groups (Australian Conservation Foundation, The Wilderness
Society, Friends of the Earth, ECNT, Conservation Councils
of WA, South East Region and Canberra and Victoria) today
expressed their disappointment at the Australian Democrats
policy free approach to their preference negotiations with
the Coalition and Labor announced yesterday.
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17 October
2001
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Environment
groups release interim report card With four weeks to the federal election, a coalition
of environment groups today released interim report cards
on the four major political parties performance, policies
and commitments to date.
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15 August
2001
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Parties scored on environment for NT election. The
Environment Centre of the Northern Territory today released
a scorecard comparing the approach to environmental issues
of different parties in the Northern Territory election.
According to the scorecard minor parties have the best environment
platforms with the Labor Party a long way off the pace. The
CLP and One Nation fared worst.
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26
April 2001
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Legal
defense appeal.The
Conservation Council of SA and three of its committee members
(current President Margaret Bolster, Richard Owen and past
President - Prof David Shearman) are being sued by private
developers Tom, Wendy and Andrew Chapman, in a major defamation
action relation to the Hindmarsh Island Bridge matter. The
legal action is an outcome of CCSA's long term efforts to
protect the River Murray estuary and Coorong Ramsar listed
wetland.
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2000
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5
December 2000
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ECNT
and Greenpeace Australia have condemned the Australian Government
for lobbying internationally for
the continued use of the cancer-causing chemical Mirex. Mirex
is banned in all bar 2 OECD countries, though is still being
used in the Northern Territory.
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